The movie havana robert redford

Havana suffers from the same prestigefilm disease as his inexplicably acclaimed out of africa. Highrolling poker player jack weil redford is trying to make on big score in 1958 havana, a pleasureseekers paradise on the verge of. Actor, executive producer, producer, director born. The seventh teaming of robert redford and director sydney pollack, and the first since 1985s best picture. I have always thought that the acting was great, and the settings were beautiful dominican republic was used to serve as the setting for havana, the classic cars in the movie were shipped in from the us. Daniel davis, lena olin, raul julia, robert redford, tomas milian genre. Sneakers is a 1992 american comedy caper film directed by phil alden robinson, written by robinson, walter parkes, and lawrence lasker, and starring robert redford, dan aykroyd, ben kingsley, mary mcdonnell, river phoenix, sidney poitier and david strathairn. Official video content provided by universal studios home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. A cynical gambler reluctantly comes to the aid of a mysterious beauty in this interpolation of and the reallife cuban revolution. Robert redford and lena olin on the set of havana 1990, about a professional gambler in cuba on the eve of the revolution. Bigstakes american gambler jack weil robert redford is comfortable in the anythinggoes havana of 1958.

Director sydney pollack and star robert redford have lost their normally. In 1950s cuba, a professional gambler falls for a woman heavily involved in the revolution movement. The films plot concerns jack weil redford, an american professional gambler who decides to visit havana, cuba to gamble in 1958 on the eve of the cuban revolution. See more ideas about robert redford, robert, movie stars. An american professional gambler named jack weil redford decides to visit havana, cuba to gamble.

Shortly after their arrival, arturo is taken away by the secret police, and roberta is captured and tortured. Maverick, perry mason, alfred hitchcock presents, route 66, the. In the time just preceding castros takeover of cuba, an american gambler in. All robert redford movies ranked movie and tv news. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained a powerful motionpicture industry force as an. Havana robert redfords blue camp shirt and cadillac. Havana robert redford as jack weil a pokers player, a dreamer a passionate man. From either side of the camera, robert redford has been making movie magic for decades, building an incredible filmography that includes acclaimed dramas all the. Jack frees her, but she continues to support the revolution.

It was redfords seventh collaboration with director sydney pollack. Robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, tomas milian, daniel davis. In the time just preceding castros takeover of cuba, an american gambler in havana gets involved with a revolutionarys wife. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Heck, he even helped alter the course of the marvel cinematic universe in captain america. He went to high school with baseball hall of famer don drysdale and attended the university of colorado. On the ship he meets roberta and falls in love with her. Havana 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Instead its robert redfords bay of pigs a great, groaning golly moses of a fiasco that partners a. But with fidel castro out in the wilderness broadcasting revolutionary messages, it seems the good times may be on the way out. Robert redford was born in santa monica, california in 1936.

Born august 18th, 1937, the rugged, dashingly handsome robert redford was among the biggest movie stars of the 1970s. Havana wants to be the casablanca of the caribbean. You expect more of stars robert redford and lena olin, director sydney pollack. Havana the seventh teaming of robert redford and director sydney pollack, and the first since 1985s best picture oscar winner out of africa, opens late in 1958 with gambler jack weil redford. Havana suffers from the same prestigefilm disease as his. Top 5 movies starring robert redford according to you.

All actors robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, tomas milian, daniel davis, tony plana, betsy brantley. Robert redford is one of hollywoods most famous leading men as well as director. Night walk featuring sal marquez on trumpet from dave grusins soundtrack for the. Robert redford stars as a gambling man in 1950s cuba who falls for a. Jane fonda relishes sex scenes with robert redford, saying. Handsomely produced and dramatically inert, havana squanders its. The key west ferry will be in havana in the morning. The professional gambler jack visits havana to organize a big poker game. On the boat to havana, he meets roberta duran olin, the wife of a revolutionary, arturo julia. The most famous phrases, film quotes and movie lines by robert redford. Robert redford stars as a gambling man in 1950s cuba who falls for a married woman on the eve of war in this drama. Havana is a 1990 american drama film starring robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin and raul julia, directed by sydney pollack with music by dave grusin.

Jane fonda wishes the sex scene in her new movie with robert redford lasted longer, the 79yearold american actress said as their latest screen collaboration our souls at night premiered at. The pearl of the antilles, paris of the caribbean, a place where the lights in the prado never go out. Old photos of robert redford robert redford over the years. Some notable movies that robert redford directed include the movies ordinary people, quiz show, and a river runs through it. Rent havana 1990 starring robert redford and lena olin on dvd and bluray. Havana jack weil 1990 legal eagles tom logan 1986 out of africa denys 1985. Robert redford and lena olin star in oscarwinning director sydney pollacks passionate romantic adventure set in a place once called the sexiest city in the world. Redford really tries this time, and olin really is seriously beautiful, as the script claims.

With robert redford, lena olin, alan arkin, tomas milian. Redford is know for his acting in such movies as butch cassidy and the sundance kid, all the presidents men dustin hoffman, the sting paul newman, and the natural kim basinger. Havana may not be the greatest movie, but it definitely deserves better than this. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained a powerful motionpicture industry force as an academy awardwinning director as well as a highly visible champion of american independent filmmaking. Arturo is reported shot while trying to escape, but jack continue reading havana 1990. Havana 1990 cast and crew jack weil robert redford, a professional gambler, enjoys the hedonistic lifestyle of batistas cuba, where he is organizing a crucial poker game that could make or. Highrolling poker player jack weil redford is trying to make on big score in 1958 havana, a pleasureseekers paradise on the verge of revolution. Robert redford appeared on many television shows in the late 1950s and early 1960s before moving into motion pictures. Highrolling poker player jack weil robert redford is trying to make one big score in 1958 havana, a pleasureseekers paradise on the. He meets seductive bobby duran lena olin and is surprised that she, a wealthy woman, is aiding fidel castro and his communist rebels. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained.

Robert redford was first seen on screen in an uncredited bit part as a basketball player in joshua logans 1960 comedy tall story, starring anthony perkins and newcomer jane fonda. Apolitical jack doesnt usually take sides, but after bobby and her husband, arturo. Two years later, redford had a key role in filmmaking brothers denis sanders director and terry sanders producer largely forgotten and remarkably. From 2002 to 2018, redford has narrated the new environmentalists, a pbs series about grassroots activists around the globe.